Creanak Comes to the Rescue for Counter Logic Gaming in H1Z1 Pro League

The Counter Logic Gaming H1Z1 Pro League had to overcome some adversity in the first week of the competition, as one of their veteran members in Justin "CaLLzy" Collier was not able to compete with the team on Saturday, due to unforeseen issues with his visa application. Needing a fifth player for their two league matches, Counter Logic Gaming called upon the services of John "creanak" Houston to fill the spot left by CaLLzy's absence. Making full use of his opportunity, creanak helped Counter Logic Gaming to secure fourth place in the current H1Z1 Pro League standings. Twin Galaxies was able to sit down and chat with creanak about his wild ride to playing in the first battle royale esports league in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Beginning his week with no thought of playing in the H1Z1 Pro League, creanak soon was on a roller coaster of a ride flying to Las Vegas to help out Counter Logic Gaming he told Twin Galaxies. "On Thursday, I got my haircut and took a nap. I then woke up about two hours later and got a DM from CaLLzy saying 'Hey man I need your number', so I gave him my number, and then when they answered the phone call they were talking about picking me up as a sub. It literally came out of nowhere, and I still don't believe that I am a sub for this team." 

Creanak is currently signed as a substitute player for Counter Logic Gaming until June 20th, which consists of the entire first split of the H1Z1 Pro League, as CaLLzy works to get his visa situation resolved to where he can join the rest of the roster in Las Vegas. "They were talking about if they were going to keep me on as a sub for the whole season of just for the first split," said creanak. "From what I understand, the team likes me, so I think that they will keep me as a full sub, but it's just if the organization wants to keep me."

Without any solid practice time between creanak and the rest of the roster before yesterday's matches, it would not have been shocking to see the team possibly struggle. However, Counter Logic Gaming was able to put together a solid performance with the help of creanak to begin the inaugural season of the H1Z1 Pro League. "I feel like we played fantastic. The first game we played amazing. The second game we played ok, but we still had enough kills to make it where it put us in a good spot," creanak continued. "The first game was my very first game on LAN for H1Z1, so being able to do that was amazing. It felt so good. My shots registered. II'm just so grateful that they gave me the opportunity to do this."

With a top four placement under their belt, it looked as though that creanak and Counter Logic Gaming possibly had some playing time in the past together, but the newest member of the team told us that the only member of Counter Logic Gaming he had ever played with was the one that he was subbing in for. "The only time that I have played with CLG is with CaLLzy. I played duos with him, and the very first time I played with him we dropped a 32 kill game," stated creanak.

Showing that this roster can be a top team in the league, Counter Logic Gaming will be taking full advantage of what creanak brings to the table as they go forward in the future. "As Flamehopper said earlier when we were on our way to the venue. He said I am a new set of eyes, so if they have gotten into habits that may not be the best habits, I can notice those habits even though I may not be as experienced as they are. I am also a slayer, so if they can tell me what to do, I can get the kills."

The Counter Logic Gaming sub told us that he was close to particpating in the H1Z1 Pro League with another team as rosters were being finalized leading up to the beginning of the season. "I'm just happy that I am with this group of guys. I was supposed to play with SetToDestroyX first, but when Prodigy's team split up they picked Prodigy up instead of me because of his LAN experience, so I didn't get to show myself for them as a starter," said creanak. "Other than that, it is still hard to comprehend that I am still here."

While it was not the path that creanak had planned for his entry into the H1Z1 Pro League, the Counter Logic Gaming player can now say that he is a member of the very first battle royale esports league and will be looking to help lead his team to a championship.

Intersted in more H1Z1 Pro League coverage? Check out our recaps for match one and two from yesterday's battle royale action. For more information on the H1Z1 Pro League, visit the league's official website.

(cover photo courtesy of Daybreak Games)